• @OsrsNeedsF2P
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    172 years ago

    Apps didn’t get better, but web tech regressed!

    • @AgreeableLandscapeOPM
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      2 years ago

      Yup. Websites basically became even shittier, slower, mobile apps.

      • @Slatlun
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        162 years ago

        And all with banners letting you know how much better the app is.

        • mekhos
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          122 years ago

          Oh but they are better…for spying on you

  • @wazowski
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    2 years ago

    that’s just a bad take tbh, i have to disagree

  • @electrodynamica@mander.xyz
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    52 years ago

    Modern Apps are just webviews with specific caching. The only need for an app after around 2012ish is if you need offline access to data. Sensors, etc can all be accessed through browsers and that has been the case for a whole generation (human generation) now.

  • Mad
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    52 years ago

    if either the website or the app for a service is faster than the other, i’ve found that it’s always the app. That’s not to say the app isn’t still much slower than it needs to be, or that the app is always faster, but i have yet to see a website that is faster.

    • @AgreeableLandscapeOPM
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      102 years ago

      If the website is just a plain HTML site and not a “progressive” web app, it can often be faster.

      • @wazowski
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        62 years ago

        there’s a massive difference in what can be done with native gui libs and a plain html website though

        • @AgreeableLandscapeOPM
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          12 years ago

          For a native app yes, but seeing how many apps are built using Electron…